Help to Connect a SCSI Dev Unit to a Laptop

[jdc98]

Has anyone been able to find either a USB > SCSI or PCMCIA > SCSI adapter that operates ok under Windows XP. I was hoping to use my Laptop as my host dev unit for my SN Systems GBA kit, but I've had a few problems finding an adapter that works.

I got an old (ish) one from ebay, but can't find any XP drivers, so it's just recognised as a generic mass-storage device. Because of that the ProDG software can't see the target GBA because it can't find the SCSI controller.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[retro]

No, not USB.

try this or this

[jdc98]

No, not USB.

try this or this

Thanks for your reply Retro - 2 questions though.....
1) Why not USB?
2) Are the 2 suggestions you made proven to work with the GBA dev kit or are they just potential solutions?

Thanks again
Jon

[retro]

Not USB because there aren't any that will work on XP! Oh, and if your ports are USB (not USB2) and the device too, then surely you'll suffer a slow transfer rate?

They are a PCMCIA to SCSI adapter. They will allow a SCSI device to connect to a laptop. If it follows the SCSI standard, then sure, why not?

I haven't used one. I'm not mad enough to try connecting SCSI devices to a laptop!

[retro]

Ask VitAmen, he has a 1460 ;-)

[jdc98]

Ha ha - I won a 1460 on ebay a couple of days back, just waiting for it to arrive in the post. Got it for £20 all in, which is a pretty decent price I reckon.

I'll give it a whirl and report back in case anyone else is "mad enough" to connect a scsi dev kit to their laptop ;-)

Thanks for all your help retro :thumbsup:

[jdc98]

I can now confirm that the 1460 PCMCIA > SCSI adapter works like a dream with the GBA Dev kit :dance: